diff --git a/src/wp-admin/site-editor.php b/src/wp-admin/site-editor.php
index 44709674818e9..6c4efd2a50c2b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/site-editor.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/site-editor.php
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static function( $classes ) {
 				'per_page'  => 100,
 				'order'     => 'desc',
 				'orderby'   => 'date',
-				'_locale'   => 'user',
 				// array indices are required to avoid query being encoded and not matching in cache.
 				'status[0]' => 'publish',
 				'status[1]' => 'draft',
@@ -109,20 +108,6 @@ static function( $classes ) {
 		),
 		'GET',
 	),
-	$preload_paths[] = array(
-		add_query_arg(
-			array(
-				'context'   => 'edit',
-				'per_page'  => 100,
-				'order'     => 'desc',
-				'orderby'   => 'date',
-				'status[0]' => 'publish',
-				'status[1]' => 'draft',
-			),
-			$navigation_rest_route
-		),
-		'GET',
-	),
 );
 
 block_editor_rest_api_preload( $preload_paths, $block_editor_context );